{"id":6141,"date":"2022-05-05T04:15:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T11:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/?p=6141"},"modified":"2022-03-28T08:49:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T15:49:16","slug":"100-words-on-what-you-should-always-do-before-buying-stuff-online-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id6141-100-words-on-what-you-should-always-do-before-buying-stuff-online-2.html","title":{"rendered":"100 Words On: What You Should Always Do Before Buying Stuff Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/cash-register-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-47456 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/cash-register-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"539\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/cash-register-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/cash-register-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s estimated that online sales in the United States was $870 billion in 2021 &#8212; that&#8217;s a lot of people clicking on website &#8220;Buy Now&#8221; buttons.<\/p>\n<p>I recently saved $25 on a $100 online purchase simply because I spent two minutes searching the Internet for applicable website coupons known as promotional codes. Best of all, you can get promo codes for stuff as varied as airline tickets and contact lenses &#8212; and everything else in between.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The bottom line: <\/strong>Yes, buying online makes shopping a breeze, but unless you&#8217;re willing to invest some time looking for promo codes, you&#8217;re probably <a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id1358-deal-deal-comparing-dollar-stores-walmart.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spending more than you need to<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">Photo Credit: Cameron Russell<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s estimated that online sales in the United States was $870 billion in 2021 &#8212; that&#8217;s a lot of people clicking on website &#8220;Buy Now&#8221; buttons. I recently saved $25 on a $100 online purchase simply because I spent two minutes searching the Internet for applicable website coupons known as promotional codes. 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